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Minilesson
Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others
Help students improve empathy.
![Using Perspective Shifting to Understand Others illustration of girl and boy working together](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_perspectiveOthers.jpg?itok=zWIskYqq)
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Choosing the Right Coordinating Conjunction
Learn how to choose precise connecting words.
![Traffic Light Traffic Light](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/trafficLight.jpg?itok=VbDpPt05)
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Elaborating Ideas with Compound Sentences
Learn how to add new details to sentences.
![Street Art Street Art](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/streetArt.jpg?itok=K3G2EmQa)
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Punctuating Dialogue
Teach quotation marks with end punctuation.
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Making Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos.
![Making Rhetorical Appeals Aristotle Statue](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_40849360.jpg?itok=g4j2mO-D)
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Evaluating Sources of Information
Evaluate sources with a checklist.
![Evaluating Sources of Information Evaluating Sources of Information](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/editingProofreading.png?itok=jpWzVPC9)
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Using Time-Order Transitions
Teach about chronological transitions.
![Using Time-Order Transitions illustration of a clock character holding a pencil](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_timeOrderTransitions.jpg?itok=g-q3oD1g)
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If I Were President
Think about being president.
![If I Were President If I Were President](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/abeStudent.jpg?itok=YWAT2OvT)
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Comparing Myself to a President
Compare yourself to a president.
![Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/abrahamLincoln.jpg?itok=yNqdc1UJ)
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If I Were a President's Pet
Imagine being a president's pet.
![FDR quote FDR quote](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/FDRquote.jpg?itok=ZZhdfbaj)
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Writing a "Showing" Paragraph
Help students show instead of tell.
![Writing a "Showing" Paragraph A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN, WITH A GUIDE, WHITEWATER RAFTING ON THE PATATE RIVER, ECUADOR](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_97187492.jpg?itok=b3LAsKXA)
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Writing a Four-Star Food Review
Use this prompt to spark students' creativity.
![Writing a Four-Star Food Review Image of plates and silverware](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_286756667.jpg?itok=EEdFMgUW)
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Writing: Now how do I get out of this one?
Assign this prompt to spark students' creativity.
![Writing: Now how do I get out of this one? Mop](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_82852942.jpg?itok=3uWIuCok)
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Writing a Diary of a Famous Figure
Have students creatively narrate.
![Writing a Diary of a Famous Figure a diary](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_173670611.jpg?itok=GBm_Hxvp)
Minilesson
Elaborating Ideas Using Different Levels of Details
Teach elaboration with levels of detail.
![Elaborating Ideas Using Different Levels of Details hieroglyphics](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_225667918.jpg?itok=0HO1ZrTC)
Minilesson
Using Parallel Structure
Teach students to write using parallel structure.
![Using Parallel Structure parallel yellow stripes on road](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_242498833.jpg?itok=d56KqkpC)
Minilesson
Thinking About a Process
Prepare students for how-to or process writing.
Minilesson
Seeing Emotion in Facial Expressions
Create mindfulness of facial expressions.
![Seeing Emotions in Facial Expressions nine faces with expressing different feelings](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_reading_faces2.jpg?itok=_KzYGJBB)
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Seeing Emotions in Body Language
Create mindfulness of body language.
![Seeing Emotions in Body Language six images showing different body language](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/ML_SeeingEmotionBodyLanguage.jpg?itok=ZPpVvCBG)
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Understanding the Parts of the Brain
Teach brain parts and functions.
![Understanding the Parts of the Brain image of the brain showing the brain stem, limbic system, and cortex](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/InFocus_153_top.jpg?itok=hQxHIz_R)
Minilesson
Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies
Practice five strategies for starting a story.
![Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies Photo of a runner crouching at the starting line of a track](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_269603210.jpg?itok=sns4pPjC)
Minilesson
Setting and Reaching Goals
Help students set and reach academic goals.
![Setting and Reaching Goals Low angle view of a male athlete performing a pole vault against the sky](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_144640325.jpg?itok=tb-67vQ2)
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Calming Down with Deep Pressure
Teach deep pressure to calm students.
![Calming Down with Deep Pressure a woman's hand squeezing a stress ball](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/shutterstock_262854188.jpg?itok=gupnlaIA)
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Sequencing with a Time Line
Use time lines for critical thinking.
![Marie Curie Time Line Marie Curie Time Line](https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/sites/k12/files/styles/infographic_resource_box/public/minilesson/images/marieCurieCareer.jpg?itok=FQFWB56k)